Kapok Aging and Caregiver Resources

Kapok’s mission is to guide older adults, caregivers, and their families across cultures along their journey. We share our experiences, best practices, tips, and affordable tools from sources that you can trust.

The Kapok tree produces a light but very strong fiber that runs within the tree and connects its part. This fiber also goes by the name Kapok and is one reason that the tree is highly endangered.

In mythology, Kapok symbolizes a “central world tree”, highlighting the idea of alikeness across cultures – “More alike than different”. Despite all our apparent differences, we do have much in common, including the fact that we all age and experience similar challenges as part of that process.

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